Sweetwater Capital Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Sweetwater Capital Group’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (60%) and internet software and services (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and venture (20%). In total, Sweetwater Capital Group has invested in 4 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Sweetwater Capital Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2006 when it sold AAT Communications for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Sweetwater Capital Group

422 Fleming Street,
Key West, Florida 33040
United States
www.sweetwatercg.com

Sweetwater Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring service based businesses with recurring revenue streams. Specific areas of interest include businesses which provide critical infrastructure to the internet and to wireless communications networks. Sweetwater looks to invest $3 to $15 million per transaction and will consider opportunities throughout the US. Sweetwater Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Information Technology

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 3 15
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Faction, Inc. 2018-03-15 - Venture
Denver, Colorado · www.factioninc.com
Central States Tower IV 2018-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chicago, Illinois · www.cstcore.com
Digital Fortress, Inc. 2012-03-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Seattle, Washington · dfcolo.com
NewPath Networks, Inc. 2010-09-08 115M USD Trade Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.newpathnetworks.net
Central States Tower Holdings LLC 2010-01-01 - Trade Sale
Wheaton, Illinois · www.centralstatestower.com
NewPath Networks, Inc. 2009-04-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Seattle, Washington · www.newpathnetworks.net
AAT Communications LLC 2006-04-01 1.0B USD Trade Sale
Boca Raton, Florida · www.aatcommunications.com
AAT Communications LLC 2002-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Boca Raton, Florida · www.aatcommunications.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications 1 (50%) - 3 (60%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (20%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 5 (100%) -
  Washington - - 2 (40%) -
  Illinois 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
  Colorado 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
  Florida - - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 4 (80%) -
Venture 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (100%) 1.1B (100%)
Total 3 $1.1B

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest AAT Communications LLC
$1.0B (2006-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2002

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

William Marraccini

Managing Partner

George O’Brien

Partner

Gordon Cohen

Partner

Lynn Zarandona

Comptroller & Administrative Officer

FAQ

When was Sweetwater Capital Group founded?

Sweetwater Capital Group was founded in 2002.

What type of investor is Sweetwater Capital Group?

Sweetwater Capital Group is a private equity firm.

Where is Sweetwater Capital Group headquartered?

Sweetwater Capital Group is headquartered in Key West, Florida.

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